Global Patent Index - EP 0862168 A3

EP 0862168 A3 20010516 - Optical disk apparatus having a reduced size

Title (en)

Optical disk apparatus having a reduced size

Title (de)

Optisches Plattengerät mit reduzierten Abmessungen

Title (fr)

Appareil de disque optique de dimension réduite

Publication

EP 0862168 A3 20010516 (EN)

Application

EP 98107408 A 19921124

Priority

  • EP 92310741 A 19921124
  • JP 861192 A 19920121
  • JP 933892 A 19920122

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0553551A2] An optical disk apparatus characterized in that the apparatus comprises: a spindle motor (14) for rotating a mounted optical disk (17); and a swing-motion type optical head apparatus (15) for scanning the optical disk in a radial direction of the optical disk by moving the objective lens (50), the head apparatus being made to swing about a swing axis in a plane parallel to a recording surface (17a) of the mounted optical disk (17), the swing-motion type optical head apparatus comprising: a head main body (20) supported by bearing device (23) so as to be enabled to swing about the axis; and an electromagnetic driving device (40) for driving the head main body to swing, wherein the bearing device and the electromagnetic driving device are provided at a location outside of the mounted optical disk when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the recording surface, so that the mounted optical disk has a level within the height of the bearing device (23) and the electromagnetic driving device (40). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G11B 7/085; G11B 33/12; G11B 23/03

IPC 8 full level

G11B 5/596 (2006.01); G11B 7/0037 (2006.01); G11B 7/085 (2006.01); G11B 7/09 (2006.01); G11B 17/04 (2006.01); G11B 25/04 (2006.01); G11B 33/12 (2006.01); G11B 7/22 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G11B 5/59677 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 7/0037 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 7/08576 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 7/08582 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 7/0932 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 17/041 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 25/043 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 33/121 (2013.01 - EP US); G11B 7/22 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0553551 A2 19930804; EP 0553551 A3 19941019; EP 0553551 B1 19990203; DE 69228371 D1 19990318; DE 69228371 T2 19990617; DE 69232757 D1 20021002; DE 69232757 T2 20030206; EP 0862168 A2 19980902; EP 0862168 A3 20010516; EP 0862168 B1 20020828; US 6052357 A 20000418

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 92310741 A 19921124; DE 69228371 T 19921124; DE 69232757 T 19921124; EP 98107408 A 19921124; US 96684197 A 19971107